The crossing was reopened even though a local train was scheduled to pass through around the time of the accident, a police officer said.

The accident took place around 7:30am at a manned level crossing between Karnasubarna and Gobindopur railway stations near Berhampore | India News

A passenger train collided with a school van at an open railway crossing in Murshidabad, killing three people, including two students, and injuring several others.